That song called "We'll be Faithful" is very memorable to me. We even used it as a family camp theme song 3 years ago if I am not mistaken.
Philippians 3:13-14
But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
We know very well the story of Paul's conversion right? We know how he hated the Christians for spreading the gospel and how he approved of and witnessed the stoning of Stephen and how he chased after all the believers and tried to kill them. And then came the road to Damascus that changed his life forever :)
Apostle Paul became this enduring, strong, very intellectual and powerful speaker of God. He never stopped until he finally met up with God in the heavenly realms, the moment he had been waiting for as we read in the previous chapters of this book - to live is Christ and to die is gain (chapter1 verse21).
From the verse itself, Paul has left his past behind and never looked back and he carried on until he won his prize - a citizenship in heaven! (verse 20).
I sometimes think to myself that I am such a boring person. I never have a good story to tell about how I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and what was my life before that. I grew up in a Christian family you see, my life was filled with Sunday schools, summer camps, seminars, youth fellowships, choir/p&w practices and many other church activities unlike converted Christians who I believe have more dramatic stories to tell. But then I realised that I can always look back at those great moments because even though I was not baptised yet I was already being moulded to be a good Christian. Apostle Paul was not like that, he did not want to remember his past because it was a part of himself that caused God so much hurt. And so he pressed on for his present and future.
As a person who knew about God whilst growing up, I can proudly say that I look back without regrets being trained to be a good Christian, however I don't dwell in the past but focus on what is here and now and look forward to the future where the prize is eternal life in Jesus Christ.
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